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With X2Go you can launch any application hosted on a Linux-based X2Go Server. These applications can run inside a full desktop session launched on a remote X2Go Server or these applications can run independently and seamlessly integrate into your local desktop session (e.g. see the [[wiki: | With X2Go you can launch any application hosted on a Linux-based X2Go Server. These applications can run inside a full desktop session launched on a remote X2Go Server or these applications can run independently and seamlessly integrate into your local desktop session (e.g. see the [[wiki: | ||
- | An RDP session is a remote session on an MS Windows machine. With an RDP client application like the ''' | + | An RDP session is a remote session on an MS Windows machine. With an RDP client application like the '' |
An X2Go-proxied RDP session now is an RDP session that gets launched inside an X2Go session. | An X2Go-proxied RDP session now is an RDP session that gets launched inside an X2Go session. | ||
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* an X2Go Client machine connects to an X2Go Server | * an X2Go Client machine connects to an X2Go Server | ||
- | * On this X2Go Server the ''' | + | * On this X2Go Server the '' |
* From this X2Go Server the MS Windows machine (Terminal Server or Workstation) can be reached (maybe on some internal network) | * From this X2Go Server the MS Windows machine (Terminal Server or Workstation) can be reached (maybe on some internal network) | ||
- | * X2Go Client launches an X2Go Session and calls the ''' | + | * X2Go Client launches an X2Go Session and calls the '' |
- | * The ''' | + | * The '' |
* The RDP client' | * The RDP client' | ||
* Whatever appears in the X2Go Session gets displayed on the X2Go Client machine | * Whatever appears in the X2Go Session gets displayed on the X2Go Client machine | ||
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* SSH authentication features: if appropriate, | * SSH authentication features: if appropriate, | ||
* Session Type: //Connect to Windows terminal server// | * Session Type: //Connect to Windows terminal server// | ||
- | * Session options: Server: IP address of the MS Windows machine | + | * Session options: Server: IP address |
- | * Advanced options...: | + | * Advanced options...: '' |
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==== Direct/ | ==== Direct/ | ||
+ | Especially for X2Go Client running on the X2Go TCE, we added a feature to X2Go Client that we call // | ||
- | TODO | + | This can be very handy on X2Go Thin Client Environment machines. For Linux-based businesses, in most cases it cannot be avoided having a few MS Windows machines on site. If your company' |
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+ | Session profiles with DirectRDP support can also be deployed via the X2Go Session Broker. So most features of the X2Go Session Broker can be combined with X2Go Client' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | * profile name: a descriptive name for that session profile | ||
+ | * hostname: the hostname of the RDP server (i.e. the MS Windows machine) | ||
+ | * username: username on the RDP server | ||
+ | * Session Type: //Connect to Windows terminal server// | ||
+ | * Tick a mark on //[x] Direct RDP Connection// | ||
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+ | Direct RDP sessions should then be fine-tuned under the Settings tab. | ||
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+ | === RDP client backends === | ||
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+ | X2Go Client allows to select what RDP client backend should be used. You can either choose '' | ||
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+ | The '' | ||
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+ | The FreeRDP project develops the '' | ||
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+ | The fine-tuning of RDP client specific features is done via specifying extra command line options of the respective RDP client. See //man rdesktop// or //man xfreerdp// on the machine that you want to use X2Go Client on. | ||
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+ | === Fine-tuning DirectRDP Sessions (xfreerdp) === | ||
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+ | Some command line options are derived from the X2Go Client session profile settings (hostname, username, geometry, etc.). | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Extra command line options for '' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | === Fine-tuning DirectRDP Sessions (xfreerdp) === | ||
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+ | Some command line options are derived from the X2Go Client session profile settings (hostname, username, geometry, etc.). | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | Extra command line options for '' | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
==== Credits ==== | ==== Credits ==== |